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Series 1: 9. Mud Rescue, Farm Arson and Drones That Save Lives

In Leicestershire, Brandy, an elderly horse, is trapped in freezing mud on the banks of the Ashby canal. As the exhausted animal weakens, farmers and a specialist fire and rescue team join forces in a race against the clock to save him. With age and size working against him, the team make one final, desperate attempt to bring Brandy to safety, before it’s too late.\n\nIn Lincolnshire, arson rips through a family farm, destroying buildings, animal enclosures and years of hard work. As the owners count the cost of the devastation, another farmer in Scotland recounts her own ordeal - watching her only tractor explode into flames after a petrol bomb attack. With deliberate farm fires on the rise, experts reveal how even a single act of recklessness can cause hundreds of thousands of pounds in damage.\n\nAnd in Hampshire, reporter Paul Colgan meets the innovators using drones to deliver defibrillators to the most remote corners of the countryside. By slashing emergency response times, this cutting-edge technology could transform the chances of survival and save lives on farms and in rural communities across the UK.\n

Source: BBC 1